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Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) Stock: A Year of Stock Market Ups and Downs

A stock’s 52-week high and low prices can offer a wealth of information about its current standing and prospective future performance. Ardelyx Inc’s current trading price is -36.22% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 104.46%. The stock’s price range for this time frame has been between $3.16 and $10.13. The trading volume of the company’s shares in the Healthcare reached around 2.05 million for the day, which was evidently lower than the average daily volume of 5.51 million over the last three months.

In terms of market performance, Ardelyx Inc had a somewhat regular. The highest value for the stock in the past year was $10.13 on 02/12/24, while the lowest value was $3.16 on 10/13/23.

How Financial Performance Impacts Market Capitalization

Ardelyx Inc (ARDX) has experienced a quarterly decline of -25.39% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 1.50B and boasts a workforce of 267 employees.

The Role of Moving Averages and Trading Volume in Technical Analysis

Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 7.65, with a change in price of +2.39. Similarly, Ardelyx Inc recorded 6,119,591 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of +58.56%.

How ARDX’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio Affects Financial Health

A company’s financial condition and market reputation can be evaluated using the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio, calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, indicates the proportion of debt a company employs to back its assets in relation to its shareholders’ equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for ARDX stands at 0.34. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.31.

ARDX Stock Stochastic Average

The raw stochastic average for Ardelyx Inc over the last 50 days is presently at 5.57%. This reflects a drop from the raw stochastic average of the previous 20 days, which was noted at 13.44%. Further, the company’s Stochastic %K and %D values for the last 20 days were 13.80% and 9.98%, respectively.

ARDX Stock Price Performance Analysis

Investors’ outlook regarding the stock price performance over the year has been split, with some feeling optimistic and others feeling pessimistic, as it’s been a mixed bag. The metric has seen a significant gain of 4.21% since the start of this calendar year. Looking back over the last six months, we can see a weaker performance of 81.49%. Over the past 30 days, the price of ARDX has leaped by -16.09%. And in the last five days, it has fallen by -3.71%.